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Month: November 2023

‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves’ loads Taylor Sheridan’s latest western with a historical twist

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN After bland western prequels to his flagship drama “Yellowstone,” producer Taylor Sheridan finds marginally more fertile territory in “Lawmen: Bass Reeves,” a series that will devote each season to a different frontier lawman or outlaw. While the pacing still has a hitch in its giddy-up, the subject matter and star,

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Storm Ciarán kills 5 people as it brings record rainfall to Italy, taking European death toll to 12

By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Record-breaking rain produced floods in a vast swath of Italy’s Tuscany region as Storm Ciarán pushed into the country overnight trapping residents in their homes, inundating hospitals and overturning cars. At least five people were killed, bringing the storm’s death toll in western Europe to 12 on

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Anthony Albanese will soon be the first Australian prime minister in 7 years to visit China

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Anthony Albanese will soon become the first Australian prime minister in seven years to visit China in recognition of improving bilateral relations. Ties between China and Australia crashed to unprecedented depths during those years over trade and security. The 2022 election of Albanese’s center-left government created

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Biden administration awards $653 million in grants for 41 projects to upgrade ports

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Transportation Department on Friday awarded $653 million in grants to upgrade and improve 41 water-based ports across the United States. The grants are part of the $1 trillion in infrastructure investments included in a bipartisan law signed by President Joe Biden in 2021. Biden administration officials said the projects being supported

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Biden administration awards $653 million in grants for 41 projects to upgrade ports

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Transportation Department on Friday awarded $653 million in grants to upgrade and improve 41 water-based ports across the United States. The grants are part of the $1 trillion in infrastructure investments included in a bipartisan law signed by President Joe Biden in 2021. Biden administration officials said the projects being supported

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Declaran culpable de siete cargos de fraude a Sam Bankman-Fried, fundador de FTX, en una sorprendente caída del excriptomillonario

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Sam Bankman-Fried fue declarado culpable este jueves por su papel en el colapso de la empresa de criptointercambio FTX. Tras 15 días de testimonios y unas cuatro horas y media de deliberaciones, los miembros del jurado emitieron un veredicto que le declaraba culpable de siete cargos de fraude y conspiración.

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UAE-based broadcaster censors satiric ‘Last Week Tonight’ over Saudi Arabia and Khashoggi killing

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Dubai-based television network broadcasting across the Mideast cut substantial portions of an episode of the satiric news program “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” over references to Saudi Arabia’s crown prince being implicated in the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. The

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Japan’s prime minister visits Manila to boost defense ties in the face of China’s growing aggression

By JIM GOMEZ and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Japan’s prime minister is visiting the Philippines, where he’s expected to announce a security aid package and upcoming negotiations for a defense pact. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s two-day visit is aimed at boosting Tokyo’s alliances in the face of China’s alarming assertiveness in

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